"Brie... I'm sorry. You're a great person and all, but I just don't-" "Stop," Brie said, a slight quiver to her voice. "Write it down. I'd rather read it than hear the person I love break my heart. If you're going to hurt me, write me a letter. At least then, you wouldn't get to see me cry." - A story told through and between fifteen letters, and though individually different, they pretty much hurt the same.

SPLIT ME WIDE OPEN AND UNVEIL MY SECRETS ©️ 2019 by RMAL [ book achievements ] • #27 in Poetry 06/19/2021 • added to Coffee Community's Mocha reading list 08/21/2022

Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the number of sides to a story, the number of words to make up a description or even the number of thoughts needed to execute an idea? Have you ever had the fear of judgement, or been haunted by the thought of speaking your mind, yet still have the urge to sing at the top of your lungs? That's what writing feels like to me. I guess some things are just better left unsaid...

By the end of the night, three lives will be changed forever. One of those lives is mine. One is his. And one is hers.